Excel's Formula - sisman

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Introduction
Part VII: Appendixes
What’s a computer book without appendixes? This book has four appendixes. In the appendixes,
you’ll find a quick reference guide to Excel’s worksheet functions, tips on using custom number
formats, and a handy guide to Excel resources on the Internet. The final appendix describes all
the files on the CD-ROM.
How to Use This Book
You can use this book any way you please. If you choose to read it cover to cover while lounging
on a sunny beach in Kauai, that’s fine with me. More likely, you’ll want to keep it within arm’s
reach while you toil away in your dimly lit cubicle.
Due to the nature of the subject matter, the chapter order is often immaterial. Most readers will
probably skip around, picking up useful tidbits here and there. The material contains many examples,
designed to help you identify a relevant formula quickly. If you’re faced with a challenging
task, you may want to check the index first to see whether the book specifically addresses your
problem.
About the Companion CD-ROM
This book contains many examples, and the workbooks for those examples are available on the
companion CD-ROM, arranged in directories that correspond to the chapters.
The example workbook files on the companion CD-ROM are not compressed, so you can access
them directly from the CD (installation not required). These files are all Excel 2007/2010 files.
Files that have an *.xlsm extension contain VBA macros. In order to use the macros, you must
enable the macros.
In addition, the CD-ROM contains an electronic version of this book. It’s a searchable PDF file
that’s a perfect companion for your notebook computer when you take your next cross-country
flight.
Refer to Appendix D for more information about the example files on the CD-ROM.
About the Power Utility Pak Offer
Toward the back of the book, you’ll find a coupon that you can redeem for a discounted copy of
my award-winning Power Utility Pak — a collection of useful Excel utilities, plus many new worksheet
functions. I developed this package using VBA exclusively.